👉New: Winter Pressures in General Practice
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⚠️50% of practices “very busy/burnt out” by Dec
📋Proactive planning & better data use needed
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10.02.2026 07:25 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Policies to increase access to general practice may have unintended consequences
Strengthening primary care is central to the three shifts set out in the government’s 10 year health plan for England: from hospital to community, sickness to prevention, and analogue to digital. New ...
New opinion piece in @bmj.com by @hughalderwick.bsky.social and @luisaptg.bsky.social with colleagues from @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk sets out some of the potential unintended consequences of policies to increase access to general practice in England.
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20.01.2026 15:20 — 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
New paper in @bjgp.bsky.social by @luisaptg.bsky.social @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social @hughalderwick.bsky.social and me, exploring the implications of the NHS Ten Year Plan ambition to shift care from hospital to community, and what it means for general practice👇🏻
01.10.2025 19:25 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Will today's changes to the GP contract in England requiring online access all day mark the end of the '8am scramble' or the start of GP waiting lists and further dissatisfaction, on all sides?
I explore the issue in this @healthfoundation.bsky.social blog www.health.org.uk/features-and...
01.10.2025 09:00 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
'The NHS is not losing GPs because they are not being trained, it is losing them because they are not staying or are reducing their hours. Addressing this shift is essential to building resilient, equitable and effective primary care.'
Jake Beech, Policy Fellow
Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow
In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social and @luisaptg.bsky.social look at the paradox of more GPs being trained but proportionally fewer working in NHS general practice, asking what is driving the shift and what are its implications.
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https://bit.ly/46r6y22
24.09.2025 15:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
New BMJ Research finds a growing difference has emerged between the number of GMC licensed GPs and those actively working in NHS general practice in England.
A third of licensed GPs in England are not working in the NHS @luisaptg.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
18.09.2025 12:05 — 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
'The NHS is not losing GPs because they are not being trained, it is losing them because they are not staying or are reducing their hours. Addressing this shift is essential to building resilient, equitable and effective primary care.'
Jake Beech, Policy Fellow
Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow
In this new blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social and @luisaptg.bsky.social look at the paradox of more GPs being trained but proportionally fewer working in NHS general practice, asking what is driving the shift and what are its implications.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/46r6y22
18.09.2025 11:00 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
'The changes to the GP contract and new patient charter are a step forward, but without clear expectations and ongoing investment into general practice, these changes risk fuelling further dissatisfaction, on all sides.' Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation
Improving access to GPs remains the public's top priority for the NHS, and a central concern for policymakers.
@luisaptg.bsky.social explores whether changes to the GP contract and the new general practice patient charter will really spell the end of the ‘8am scramble’ ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4mbcyS4
16.09.2025 16:30 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
'The changes to the GP contract and new patient charter are a step forward, but without clear expectations and ongoing investment into general practice, these changes risk fuelling further dissatisfaction, on all sides.' Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation
Improving access to GPs remains the public's top priority for the NHS, and a central concern for policymakers.
@luisaptg.bsky.social explores whether changes to the GP contract and the new general practice patient charter will really spell the end of the ‘8am scramble’ ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4mbcyS4
12.09.2025 16:30 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
'Learning from the experiences and mistakes of the past will be key to making "neighbourhood health" a reality this time.'
Jake Beech, Policy Fellow and Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation
Alongside tech, the 10-Year Health Plan sees Labour betting big on establishing a ‘neighbourhood health service’ to reduce costs and improve care.
In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social and @luisaptg.bsky.social ask how will it happen, and will it work?
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https://bit.ly/4evb4jo
10.07.2025 14:00 — 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
'Learning from the experiences and mistakes of the past will be key to making ‘neighbourhood health’ a reality this time.'
Jake Beech, Policy Fellow and Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation
Alongside tech, the 10-Year Health Plan sees Labour betting big on establishing a ‘neighbourhood health service’ to reduce costs and improve care.
In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social and @luisaptg.bsky.social ask how will it happen, and will it work?
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4evb4jo
06.07.2025 09:00 — 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
Illustrative
The first systematic review of practice and population factors associated with the Quality and Outcomes Framework, the most widespread national pay-for-performance initiative in general practice in the UK to date
➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
@luisaptg.bsky.social #SystematicReview
27.05.2025 12:00 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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